New Delhi's 'trash mountain'

Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times

Rag pickers scavenge for food and recyclables at New Delhi's 70-acre Ghazipur landfill. The city produces about 9,200 tons of trash daily, up 50% from 2007. The garbage is expected to double by 2024, leaving Ghazipur and two other landfills overflowing.

Rag pickers scavenge for food and recyclables at New Delhi's 70-acre Ghazipur landfill. The city produces about 9,200 tons of trash daily, up 50% from 2007. The garbage is expected to double by 2024, leaving Ghazipur and two other landfills overflowing. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Rag pickers scavenge for food and recyclables at New Delhi's 70-acre Ghazipur landfill. The city produces about 9,200 tons of trash daily, up 50% from 2007. The garbage is expected to double by 2024, leaving Ghazipur and two other landfills overflowing.